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Europe’s first deep-space optical communication link
The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC)…
NASA Selects Instruments for Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle
NASA has selected three instruments to travel to the Moon, with two planned for integration onto an LTV…
US Export Controls on AI Chips Boost Domestic Innovation in China
The discussion around advanced chips for artificial intelligence, driven by billions in investment, dreams of artificial general intelligence,…
New AI tool predicts lithium metal anode failures from just two early cycles
Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are a promising technology for next-generation energy storage, offering higher energy density than traditional…
High glucose levels in people with diabetes linked to tripling of eye disease risk
Older people with diabetes who do not keep blood sugar levels low are three times more likely to…
Teaching lasers to self-correct in high-precision patterned laser micro-grooving
In International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, a new laser machining method that dynamically adapts its beam shape is proposed…
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NASA, Canadian Agency Renew Agreement to Reduce Aviation Icing Risks
NASA and the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada have renewed a partnership agreement to continue critical research in the area of aircraft engine icing. On hand to sign the renewal agreement Thursday at the NRC offices in Ottawa, Ontario, were Jaiwon Shin, associate administrator of NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate in Washington, and Ian […]
Philips establishes alliance with MIT
Company moves R&D headquarters to Cambridge and establishes a five-year, $25 million research alliance. (Cambridge, MA) — Philips has announced an alliance with MIT, for an initial term of five…
May 13, 1992, Record-Setting Spacewalk on Shuttle Endeavour’s First Mission
On May 13, 1992, following the successful capture of the Intelsat VI satellite, three astronauts continue moving the 4.5 ton communications satellite into the space shuttle Endeavour’s cargo bay. A fellow…
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)’s Patina Engraving System Wins the Best Paper Award in ACM CHI
A research team of KAIST received the best paper award in the 2015 Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). Professor Tek-Jin Nam’s research…